The 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the 8th session of the Conference of the
Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol opened on Monday, 26 November and continued
until Saturday, 8 December 2012 at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, Qatar.

Logistics

On-Line Registration for COP 18/CMP 8 is opened

The online registration system (ORS) for Parties and Observers to register their attendance to the
forthcoming sessions of the Conference of the Parties to be held in Doha, Qatar, is now open.

While the formal notification of the sessions (including information on the High Level Segment and
other details) as well as the offer for funding to facilitate the participation of Parties eligible for
funding will be issued at the end of the month, the secretariat has decided to open the ORS earlier in
order to facilitate the compilation and organization of your respective delegations in advance in
accordance with your needs. The system also allows you to list your delegation in accordance with your
protocol.

Registration on-line is the only official channel to register participants for the sessions. The
secretariat is not in a position to receive nominations by any other method such as e-mails, letters
and faxes.

The manual contains complete information and guidelines on how to access and use the system. A help
desk is available at the following email address: onlinereg@unfccc.int

Please note that all participants are requested upon arrival at the Qatar National Convention Centre to
proceed to the registration desk in order to collect their badges to access the conference premises.

To avoid delays on the first day at the opening of the conference, it is highly recommended to
participants to collect their badges on Sunday, 25 November 2012. A valid photo ID in addition to the
acknowledgement from the online registration system should be presented to registration staff.

More information will be available soon.

IMPORTANT:

The government of the State of Qatar has implemented an e-Visa system to process the issuance of visas
for Qatar. This e-Visa system is a completely separate system from the ORS. Please visit the following link on the official
host government's web page for the conference to find out information on how to obtain a visa.

For information on the issuance of visas, hotel accommodation in Doha and other spects related to your
participation at COP 18/CMP 8, kindly visit the host country website or go directly to the following website:

The secretariat, together with the Integrated Sustainable PaperSmart Services (ISPS) secretariat, is
adopting the United Nations PaperSmart services for COP 18/CMP 8. Pre-session and in-session official
documentation for the Conference will be issued digitally (through the ISPS portal, PaperSmart.un.org, flash drives, etc.) in the six official United
Nations languages. Delegates/participants are encouraged to use their laptops/mobile devices, including
tablets, to view and/or download Conference documentation.

UNFCCC official documents, statements and the Daily Programme will be available through PaperSmart.

During sessions (26 November to 7 December), meeting room request can only be submitted on site at the
MRA Counter, located insde the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). The Online meeting room request
system will be then closed.

Please observe our Meeting Room Assignemnt Policy:

· Rooms are assigned for a maximum of 1 hour per Party/Organization ONLY, free of charge;

· Meeting room reservations are made on a provisional basis and their final confirmation depends
on the needs and demands of the negotiating process, which shall supersede the needs and demands of
others.

· It would be advisable that you reconfirm your reservation with our staff at the meeting room
assignment counter (in the conference premises) at least two hours before the meeting in case there are
any last minute changes;

· If all meeting rooms are in use and meetings of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol require
other rooms, the secretariat may request you to vacate the room in which you are holding your meeting,
if the specifications of your meeting room coincide with the requirements of those meetings;